u.s. district judge stefan underhill in connecticut said no. >> a federal judge said that cheerleading is not a title 9 sport. >> oh, my god, cheerleading is such a sport. >> reporter: this all started when the quinnipiac university volleyball team in connecticut sued the school. the school tried to cut volleyball and replace it with a cheering squad in order to maintain title 9 gender equity in sports. here's the deal. a cheerleader's main job is to lead cheers. typically competition is secondary. so really the federal judge has cheerleading in a technicality. the judge ruled that collectively cheerleading is still too underdeveloped and disorganized and can't offer genuine varsity athletic participation. it's a huge win for the volleyball team, but a disappointment to cheer teamwhere. do you think this lowers the opinions of cheerleaders in people's minds? >> not at all. i think it's just going to like fuel the fire i guess you can say much. >> reporter: is that frustrating? >> yeah, it